together a picture is emerging of an accident which a truck careened out of control. the driver of that pickup truck was a 78-year-old man, volunteer at the parade and member of the fort lauderdale gay men s chorus. no sign of any impairment and no arrests were made. harris, back to you. harris: important facts always. let s get into it. power panel now. mercedes schlapp and former advisor to president trump. richard goodstein former advisor to bill and hillary clinton. remember the man driving who was called a terrorist and volunteering at the event. first of all condolences to the families who lost loved ones in that horrible tragedy but it is really irresponsible of the mayor to make these
accelerated unexpectedly hitting two pedestrians there. we re told it was unintentional but one was sadly killed. the driver was unable to walk in the parade and had been selected to drive the lead vehicle, instead. the two pedestrians that were hit and the driver w were all members of the fort lauderdale gay men s chorus. the iconic s children show introducing a family with two dads in a special family day episode during pride month on sesame street. wow. your family looks so different. yeah. there s all kinds of different families. but what makes us a family is that we love each other! lg billionth q advocates are celebrating the inclusion throughout the year. sesame street celebrated diverse family. they introduced two characters who are black and discussed racial differences. what is he doing here?
in a white pickup truck. he was scheduled to drive that car in the parade procession. he was a participant but not planning to walk with the group. as he moved the car forward for the start of the parade, police say it suddenly accelerated unfortunately striking two pedestrians and plowing across the street into the garden center. of the two people who were hit, one died and the other is expected to survive. all those involved, the individuals and the driver, are a part of the fort lauderdale gay men s chorus. we were wondering who has done this. it seems now that those fears were not just it doesn t change the outcome. and we just wanted to end our pride celebration on a note other than tragedy. reporter: the fort lauderdale guy men s chorus issued a statement saying we re deeply saddened by the tragic death and
truck drove into marchers, preparing for an lgbtq pride parade in fort lauderdale florida. reporter: one person was killed and another injured in what police say was a tragic accident. i was behind the vehicle, the truck and it just revved and took off. and i seen the one gentleman go flying. reporter: congresswoman debbie wasserman schultz who represents the area and planned to participate in the parade narrowly avoided being hit herself. she said in a tweet: according to police the 77-year- old driver, seen here escorted away from his truck what was supposed to be the lead vehicle in the truck, had ailments preventing him from marching. the president of the fort lauderdale gay men s chorus which was participating in the parade, said in a statement, the driver as well as the victims were all a part of the chorus family. adding that he does not believe this was an attack lgbt
of them has died. the other one is expected to survive. the fbi is assisting in this investigation right now. here is what authorities are saying about the investigation at this moment. the police department and the wilton manors police department, we send our deepest condolences to the families, to the victims, to the participants, to everyone affected by this incident. i know that out of respect for this incident, the city of wilton manors decided it not continue with the parade out of an effort to be and have the utmost respect for those involved. so you heard there that the parade was then canceled. everybody expected and ready to celebrate. instead, having to witness this tragedy, and i should mention a lot of the first responders and witnesses on scene jumped in immediately to relationship render aid. a lot of people acting quickly. again, the fort lauderdale gay men s chorus gave a statement to